THE WEATHER.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2601, 8 September 1909, Page 4

THE WEATHER.

FURTHER RAINS. Though yesterday was a comparatively fine day, only af few light showers tailing towards evening, the rivers an various parts were still running higfij and the Waimata had only gone down a few feet below flood level. On the flats around Patutalu and lc Arai water was still lying about the paddocks, but some settlers had done a little in the way of cutting drains to let it off. A few reports of mortality among the young lambs reached town, but no excessive damage has been recorded. . Gold Greek was running high all clay and nothing was to be seen of the young man Thomas Robinson who was drowned there on Monday morning. Although a number of Oto'ko readmits are searching for the body of Mr Dudlev McKenzie, who was drowned while attempting to cross a creek with a horse and cart on Monday, the police had not received any word that either the body or the horse and oart could be seen. Rain recommenced shortly after 7 p.m. yesterday, and heavy showers fell during last night and early this mornThe heavy rains have caused several wash-outs to the borough footpaths, more particularly in Upper Gladstone Road, where the paths were completely inundated in parts, the result being that when the water drained off, pedestrians venturing on what looked firm ground sank over their ankles m slush. . The borough workmen were busy putting sand and shingle on the worst places yesterday. The borough water supplv was available again at about half-past none O’clock yesterday morning. The stopcage had been caused by debris entering the intake in the Arai creek. MR. WRAGGE’S FORECAST. ' rPEK Press Association.! GORE, Sept. 7. Mr. Wragge telegraphs to the Mataura “Ensign” the following from Hokitika:—“A big storm is in operation in the sun, the main nucleus being about 23,000 miles in diameter, and the whole disturbance region about 100,000 miles long. Further seismic and volcanic action expected, with electric and magnetic disturbances, watch cablegrams meteorogically. The disturbance named after old Father. Anchices caused the Gisborne floods, and the latest rains in the North Island. His influence is not yet negative, and further developments are looked for.